18 players are still sitting in Day 1G, as registration climbs for tonight’s flight. 14 out of these 18 players will be asked to bag their chips onto Sunday’s Day 2. David Lejeune is currently in the lead with about 400K in front of him. This being said, the average stack has 20 big blinds, and it is still anybody’s game at this point.
Photographs of the last 2 tables:
In case you haven’t heard, the Grand Prix Canada has some extra attached value to offer, as it is now almost certain to feature a prize pool overlay. Half the guarantee has been collected in the first 22 starting flights, and there are 6 more to come. Although his week-end’s flights will for sure welcome a tremendous amount of players, our total will most likely fall short of the 500 000$ guarantee. Play tonight (7pm) or tomorrow (12pm, 4pm and 7pm) to get a chance at a piece of the cake!
Meanwhile, cash games are booming, and all players can enjoy the posh Player Lounge with an old school cachet, which can be found at the back of the tournament hall, with arcades, table tennis, air hockey, and free merchandise!
We’ll be waiting!
Day 1F has now moved to 4 tables, as level 13 is underway. Players just enjoyed a much deserved break, and we took that opportunity to scan the tables for leaders. Michael Petratta is leading the 40-player field, with Shawn Kirbyson on his heels. They both have 3.5 times the average, with twice as many chips as our 5th player on the leaderboard!
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Michael | Petretta | 278,000 |
| Shawn | Kirbyson | 272,500 |
| Dechang | Zhang | 209,500 |
| Julien | Dias | 158,500 |
| Dwayne | Rogers | 146,500 |
At level 12, more than half the field have taken the walk. Out of the 58 remaining players, 14 will get to add their name to the list of 125 combined qualifiers. Be sure to not miss your chance to add yours to that list, and see how much overlay money you can grab.
Photographs of level 11:
Day 1G in The Grand Prix Canada was the most crowded of our afternoon flights, with 131 players showing up despite the incredibly nice weather. This brings the total number at 1271, just past the half-way mark of the number needed to meet the guarantee.
Some players have already built some very nice stacks. Michael Petratta is first and only player so far to have breached the 100K mark, showing 104,500, and is followed by André Maurice, not too far behind, with a stack of 97,500. Besides these too builders, no one is above 80K… but the day is young!
Photographs of level 6:
Players are entering level 5, and registration has slowed down a little bit, causing the tournament to offer even more value! There is about 50 minutes left to the late registration period, which is plenty of time for you claim your share of this 500K guarantee!
Photographs of level 4:
